Changing intellectual property regimes: Implications for developing country agriculture

International Journal of Technology and Globalisation

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 93-114

  Wright, Brian D ^a   Pardey, Philip G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Freedom to operate; Innovation; Intellectual property; Research investments

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645784645     PISSN: 14765667     EISSN: 17418194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtg.2006.009129     Document Type: Article

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